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This image is a collage of three different pictures related to the film "2001: A Space Odyssey" directed by Stanley Kubrick. The top left image is of the DVD cover for "2001: A Space Odyssey," which shows an astronaut's face with a look of awe or fear, reflecting a key scene from the movie. The title of the film is prominently displayed at the bottom of this cover. The top right photo is a black-and-white image showing Stanley Kubrick himself, presumably directing on the set of the movie. He appears focused and is interacting with someone off-camera. The bottom image captures a scene from the movie where an astronaut is eating a meal in space, portrayed by the actor Keir Dullea, who played Dr. Dave Bowman in the film. In front of him is a tray with various compartments containing different-colored food, depicting the futuristic concept of meals in the setting of space travel. Together, these images represent different aspects of the film's production and narrative, from its marketing to behind-the-scenes, and a memorable moment from the storyline itself.
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The Tablet Wars

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The device you see in the image below isn’t an iPad; it’s a “Newspad” from Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 science fiction film “2001: A Space Odyssey.

I was captivated by this story.

In 2011, an intense “The Tablet Wars” battle was underway in the tech industry, where giants Apple and Samsung were clashing over the tablet market. Apple, renowned for its iPhone and iPad, had accused Samsung of patent infringement, igniting legal disputes across nine countries. Apple argued that Samsung had “slavishly” copied the iPad’s design.

Samsung referenced the exact photo below (Kubrick’s Newspad) – “a futuristic prop from the film, served as a reminder of how creative visionaries like Kubrick were already conceptualizing technology that wouldn’t be realized until decades later.”

In 2018, Apple and Samsung settled and did not disclose the settlement amount. A jury in May ordered Samsung to pay Apple $539 million for infringing on its patents.

Apple won on paper, but it failed in its goal to gain a competitive advantage over Samsung and other phone/tablet makers in its series of lawsuits against them.

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